A fee-based solid waste service is provided to residents in unincorporated DeKalb and the cities of Brookhaven, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Stonecrest, Stone Mountain and Tucker. Annual sanitation assessment fees include weekly garbage, recycling, yard trimmings and bulky item collection.
New Sanitation Service Summary |
| Annual sanitation assessment fee | All new customers MUST pay the prorated annual sanitation assessment fee in order to establish a new residential account and receive service. Click here for fee listings. |
| Roll cart options and fees | Complimentary green 95-gallon garbage roll cart. Complimentary blue 45-gallon recycling roll cart. One-time $25 prepaid fee for upgrading to a 65-gallon recycling roll cart. |
| Payment of fees | The prorated annual sanitation assessment fee MUST be paid prior to roll cart delivery and receiving service. If a recycling roll cart upgrade is required at the time of establishing service, two separate payments MUST be completed to establish new residential service, i.e., prorated annual sanitation assessment fee AND one-time $25 prepaid roll cart fee. |
| Additional roll carts | Once a new residential sanitation account is established, property owners can request an additional 95-gallon garbage roll cart AND additional blue recycling roll carts. This will result in an increase in annual sanitation assessment fees. |
| Submitting Requests for New Residential Service |
(Garbage only OR garbage & recycling)
Establishing new service requires proof of property ownership and is subject to prorated annual sanitation assessment fees and any applicable prepaid roll cart fees.
| USPS mail | Click here for instructions. |
| In person | Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 (404) 294-2900 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
| Online | Click here to submit a request. |
| New Service application | Click here to view and print. |
| Sanitation Residential Annual Assessment Fees |
Prorated annual sanitation assessment fees are based on the month and year the house is purchased. All fees must be paid prior to roll cart delivery and the start of collection service. Click here for prorated annual sanitation assessment fees for garbage and recycling roll carts.
| USPS mail | Click here for information. |
| In person | Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 (404) 294-2900 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
| Online | Receive a payment link with further instructions. |
| Garbage Roll Cart |
New customers receive a standard 95-gallon garbage roll cart. All new customers MUST pay the prorated residential annual assessment fee in order to establish a new account and receive service. Once a new account is established, property owners can request an additional 95-gallon roll cart, which will require an increase in annual sanitation assessment fees.
| Recycling Roll Cart |
Participation in the residential single-stream recycling program is optional and included in the annual sanitation assessment fee. Residents can request a standard complimentary 45-gallon roll cart OR upgrade to a 65-gallon roll cart for a one-time $25 prepaid roll cart fee.
| Additional Roll Cart Request |
| Annual sanitation assessment fee | Additional garbage and recycling roll cart requests will result in an increase in annual sanitation assessment fees. Please click here to view the fee listing. All assessment fees MUST be paid prior to roll cart delivery. |
| Roll cart options and fees | Additional 95-gallon garbage and 65-gallon recycling roll cart requests require a $25 prepaid roll cart fee per roll cart. All fees MUST be paid prior to roll cart delivery. |
| Payment of fees | Two separate payments MUST be completed prior to additional roll cart delivery: one-time $25 prepaid roll cart fee(s) for each additional garbage and/or recycling roll cart AND the increase in annual sanitation assessment fees. |
1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
404-371-2000